Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe (born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Among other awards, he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice, in 2007 for Memories of Tomorrow and in 2010 for Shizumanu Taiyō. He is also known for his roles in director Christopher Nolan’s Hollywood blockbusters Batman Begins and Inception.

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Ken Watanabe Movies

Discover the best Ken Watanabe movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Ken Watanabe ranked by year and score.

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The Creator

The Creator (2023)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Decades from now, humanity and artificial intelligence are locked in brutal conflict, and Joshua, a former special forces soldier still haunted by his personal loss, is pulled back into the...
Score 7.0
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Action Science Fiction
Monarch, the secretive agency dedicated to tracking colossal creatures, finds itself overwhelmed when ancient titans begin awakening across the globe. Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, and the ferocious three-headed King Ghidorah all...
Score 6.7
3
Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Action Adventure Fantasy
Tim Goodman has never been much of a Pokémon trainer, but everything changes when he crosses paths with a wisecracking, coffee-addicted Pikachu who believes he was born to solve crimes....
Score 6.9
4
Godzilla

Godzilla (2014)

Action Drama Science Fiction
Navy explosives expert Ford Brody is barely home with his family when a trip to Japan to collect his troubled father pulls him into something far larger than any human...
Score 6.4
5
Inception

Inception (2010)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Dom Cobb makes his living inside other people's dreams, stealing secrets buried deep in the unconscious mind. When a powerful client offers him a shot at clearing his name and...
Score 8.4
6
Letters from Iwo Jima

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Action Drama War
Clint Eastwood turns the Pacific War narrative inside out, telling the brutal story of Iwo Jima from the Japanese side of the sand. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi and his men know...
Score 7.5
7
Batman Begins

Batman Begins (2005)

Action Crime Drama
Before the cape, before the symbol, there was a grieving boy who grew into a man with a plan. Bruce Wayne has watched Gotham rot from the inside, its institutions...
Score 7.7
8
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai (2003)

Action Drama War
Captain Nathan Algren arrives in Meiji-era Japan as a hired gun, tasked with drilling imperial soldiers for a government eager to erase the old ways. But repeated contact with the...
Score 7.6

Ken Watanabe TV Shows

Browse the ultimate list of Ken Watanabe TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Ken Watanabe.

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Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice (2022)

Crime Drama
Jake Adelstein arrived in Tokyo chasing a byline and ended up deep inside one of the world's most impenetrable police cultures. As the first foreign journalist to work the crime...
Score 7.8

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies starring Ken Watanabe? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Ken Watanabe are The Creator, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Pokémon Detective Pikachu.
How many movies and TV shows has Ken Watanabe starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 9 titles starring Ken Watanabe, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Ken Watanabe worth watching? +
Yes! The overall filmography starring Ken Watanabe maintains a strong average user rating of 7.3 out of 10 across all tracked titles.